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  1. Zeidora

    Store multiple custom WB in 5D2?

    Is it possible to store multiple custom white balances in a 5D2? I shoot series of UV reflectance images with three different UV filters and UV-flash [Paul Buff WhiteLight 1600 with un-coated tube] on a full-spectrum modified 5D2 body. Rather than doing WB every time I switch a filter, I would...
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    Buff WhiteLight X1600: paint inside of snoot silver?

    Just ordered a second studio flash (have a Buff Einstein 640), a Buff WhiteLight X1600. Mainly for the uncoated tube to do UV reflectance macro. In order to control excess spill of harmful UV, I got a snoot, but that loses 3.5 f-stops. Snoots generally are black on the inside. Has anybody...
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    MT 26EXRT first impression

    Just started playing around with the new Macro flash from Canon the MT 26EX RT. I have used the MT24 extensively for the past few years. Packaging: same Canon box, comes with pouch with small tab of velcro closure instead of the run around zipper. Access is quick with the velcro tab, but the...
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    Optical slave for Vivitar 283 and Canon 580EX?

    I am looking for a hotshoe optical slave trigger primarily for a Vivitar 283 UV mod with trigger voltage of ~280V, but would also like the option to use on my Canon 580EX or the MT24/26 with ~6V trigger voltage. Not sure trigger voltage matters with optical slaves. Wein slaves get very uneven...
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    Good web hosting e-mail provider in US?

    Do you know of good web hosting & e-mail provider? Particularly, if you are a one person type organization where you still to your own website (I use Dreamweaver plus some hand-coding). I have been using startlogic, but am getting really annoyed with them (switching e-mail system with no notice...
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    Breakthrough coming out with glass ND grads!

    Very much looking forward to this: see https://breakthrough.photography/pages/breakthrough-photography-announces-x100-x4-gnd The Lee buyback is a major selling point for me.
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    Overriding W-E1 to download by USB3 cable?

    Is there a way to leave W-E1 in 5DsR body and download through USB3 cable? When I connect the camera by USB3 to computer (Mac), the EOS utility will open and have the auto-download option available. With W-E1 in place, I only get the Wi-Fi connection option, but no cable connection. So I have...
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    W-E1/5DsR iOS utilities?

    Just got my W-E1 for my 5DsR. No problem getting it working on a MacAir and my iPhone 5. Re iPhone apps, there is Canon's Camera Connect, and just noticed Cascable. Are there other apps to consider for remote shooting? Cascable has a free basic set, and then a pro bundle. Is the pro bundle worth...
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    Which rechargeable AA batteries for Speedlights?

    I have to replace my rechargeables for my MT24EX and my 580. I am looking for quick recycle time. Eneloop Pro or XX (2550 mAh) get good reviews. EBL 2800 mAh may be an option but are said to be thicker so a tight fit in some electronics. Anybody try those on Canon speedlights? Any other options...
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    Pros/cons Hejnar focusing rails?

    I'm looking at upgrading my focusing rail. I have a dual axis (http://www.adorama.com/mcfrs.html), but hardly ever use the Y axis, and would like to have Arca plate/QR built-in. I shoot with gripped 5DsR, Zeiss 100 MP, extension rings, MP-E 65, occasionally Canon 180M, with MT-24 EX. So a rather...
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    Proof of concept: UV-reflectance stacking with MP-E 65

    This right up front, this is not a great picture, it is a proof of concept, to be refined. I am interested in UV reflectance photography and to see whether there are insect patterns not visible in "normal" light on some minute orchid flowers. The flower is 1.76 mm (no, not a typo) wide. Shot...
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    Opinions: bellows for M39/M42 lenses with 5D? good bad ugly?

    I want to use some M39 and M42 mount lenses for macro-stacking with a 5D2 body. I am looking for pros/cons on various options. The main question is availability of various adapters. Auto functions are of no concern to me, and Tilt/Shift is not important at all. And, cheaper is better, all other...
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    300/2.8 rear drop-in holder for 52 mm screw availability/discontinued?

    I'm looking for the rear drop-in filter holder for 52 mm screw-in filters for the 300/2.8 (same as for several other big whites), but it is out of stock everywhere, and it is not even listed on the Canon website. Is this a short term backlog, or has this been discontinued? I'm about to get my...
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    5daydeal worth it?

    I assume many of you have received the 5daydeal e-mail. Sounds amazing, but maybe too good to be true? Have you bought it before: happy, ho-hum, waste of money? I'm on the fence for the following reasons: - Videos. Most videos are atrocious. I watched Mark Levoy's google lectures, and they were...
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    5DsR view finder blurry without batteries ?!?

    Just noticed something weird. On my 5DsR, the viewfinder goes blurry (looks like it focuses to <1 inch, so way beyond diopter adjustments) when I take out the batteries from the grip. I took out batteries from the gripped 5D2, and no change there. It happens even with MF lenses (!), both Zeiss...
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    Which adapter for C/Y lenses on 5DsR? using Zeiss C/Y 16 mm F-Distagon

    i have a Zeiss F-Distagon 16 mm with a Haoda CTX-EOS adapter that works well with my 5D2. However, on my 5DsR, the camera gives me a lens communication error (error 20), but only if I fully engage the lens with adapter (clicking sound when mounting the lens). When I unmount the lens by just a...
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    How do you position MT24 heads?

    I am using the MT24 quite a bit. The ring mount on the lens is OK, but frequently I want the flash heads in some other position: closer to lens axis of MP-E 65, or further way than what the MT24 ring allows. I have a couple of Wimberley plamps, where I replaced the tongue with a small flash...
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    MT24 EX second time one head died: time for new unit?

    I have the MT24 EX macro twin head flash, which I use quite a bit. About a year ago, one flash head stopped working and I got it repaired for something like $200. Now one head is dead again (not sure whether same or other). Is it worth to get it repaired, or is this the beginning of the end...
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    Triggering 580 EXII and Buff-Einstein with cables from 5DsR?

    Looking into adding a studio strobe for reproduction plant photography. I noticed Buff's Einstein with very linear color temperature of 5600K regardless of power output. Can I trigger simultaneously a Canon speed light with TTL cable from hot shoe, and a studio strobe with PC-sync cable from the...
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    TS-E 17 for tilt on 5DsR?

    I'm thinking of pulling the plug on a TS-E 17 mm for my 5DsR. Purpose: landscapes and environmental portraits of plants, so mainly tilt, not shift as in architecture. I am familiar with movements from doing 4x5 LF. My other lenses are mainly Zeiss primes, and I like to use the Zeiss 21 ZE a lot...